100% Local Zakat Distribution
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Zakat Inspired aims to provide a vehicle for zakat collection and distribution locally in a manner that is efficient, transparent, effective and compliant with traditional islamic rulings regarding zakat.

Apply for Zakat

Fill our this form if you feel like you qualify to receive Zakat funds. Someone from our office will contact you soon for a full intake and further instructions. All information submitted in this form is strictly confidential and will not be shared with any individual, institution or organization other thank those individuals directly involved with the intake process.

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Calculating Zakat

Calculating zakat can often seem complex, but the procedure is quite simple. In order to calculate how much zakat you owe, you must first determine the size of your “zakatable” assets.

Zakatable assets include the following:

Cash in hand

Cash held in checkings or savings accounts

Gold and silver (including jewelry)

Money lent out

Trade goods/business inventory

Stocks or other investment accounts

Agricultural produce

Debts and expenses must then be subtracted from the above amount. Debts and expenses include the following:

Immediate household expenses

Debts and liabilities

If the final amount is more than or equal to a “nisab,” and such assets have been held for at least one lunar year, then one must pay zakat of 2.5% on that final amount. In order to calculate a nisab, please refer to this nisab calculator. http://www.e-nisab.com/calculator

Our Vision

Zakat Inspired is a project for local zakat collection and distribution in New Jersey and nationwide. Individuals and institutions can relieve their zakat obligations by contributing directly to Zakat Inspired.

Zakat Inspired ensures that all funds are collected and distributed in strict accordance with the traditional Islamic laws related to this matter. Our Zakat Distribution Policy has been rigorously reviewed and ratified by our Zakat Executive Council–an independent body of scholars in Islamic jurisprudence. The Policy has also been approved by several local and national scholars around the country.

Zakat Inspired also ensures that funds are distributed locally in keeping with the tradition of the Prophet Muhammad (صل الله عليه وسلام) that the poor of a community should benefit from the wealthy of that community. All too often, we have seen that zakat funds from the U.S. make their way overseas while the needy Muslims in the U.S. are left with nothing. Zakat Inspired has a strict intake and authentication process to make sure that individuals receiving zakat funds are eligible.

Zakat Inspired also aims to enforce very tight financial controls in addition to transparency and accountability. Our Policy has a measures for internal and external audits and several checks and balances to ensure that zakat funds are NEVER misused.

Backed by World-Renowned Scholars

Numerous scholars have contributed to the development of our Zakat Policy. We would like to acknowledge the following for dedicating much time and effort towards our operational & disbursement policy.

Our zakat fund ensures full shariah compliance and adheres to the most noble aspirations of the sacred law. Mufti Nayef Patel is currently the lead scholar of our advisory council.

Pillar of Islam

According to the Holy Qur’an:

Zakat is for the poor and the needy; and those who collect them; for those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled; and to free the captives and the debtors; and for the cause of Allah and for the wayfarer; a duty ordained by Allah; and verily Allah is All Knowing, All Wise.

Surah At-Tawba, Verse 60

The definition of zakat is that it is:

Transferring ownership of an amount of material wealth specified by the Lawgiver to a poor Muslim who is not Hashimi nor their client, without material benefit returning to the giver in any way, for the sake of Allah Most High.